A continent is a land mass. A region is a much smaller area of a land mass. For example, North America which includes the United States of America has many mountain ranges, including the older Appalachian Mountains in the east and the relatively younger Rocky Mountains in the west. I could say I live in a "mountainous region" in Pennsylvania, USA, which only points to a smaller area of the land mass known as the USA within the North American continent.
yes
The Arctic is at the North Pole, and is a region of a very thick floating icepack.Antarctic is at the South Pole, and is of deep snow and ice covering a mountainous continent.
No, Central Asia is not a continent. It is a region located within the continent of Asia.
Usually there are many countries comprising a continent, however, that is not true of Australia. However the fundamental difference is that a continent is a geological/physical geographical entity while a country is a geopolitical entity.
Sumer was located in the ancient region of Mesopotamia, which is in modern-day Iraq, a country in the continent of Asia.
a region is a area a continent is a land mass
Antarctic is a modifier word used to describe a region, for example: the Antarctic region. Antarctica is a noun and is the name of a continent. Antarctica is contained within the Antarctic region.
No continent comes between the two, instead, a region. The region is the Middle East and its a part of Asia.
No continent comes between the two, instead, a region. The region is the Middle East and its a part of Asia.
a continent is made up of countries
A country is a specific area of land with its own government and borders, while a continent is a large, continuous expanse of land made up of multiple countries. Continents are much larger than countries and typically consist of multiple countries within them.
The antarctic is an area below the antarctic circle. It includes seas and ice shelves. Antarctica is a continent in that area and is only the landmass.The Antarctic Region includes the continent of Antarctica.
A political region is defined by borders, laws, and governance structures, while a cultural region is defined by shared customs, traditions, language, and beliefs. Political regions are based on administrative boundaries, such as countries or states, while cultural regions are based on shared cultural attributes that may transcend political borders.
yes
it is the study of making sanwhichs
it is the study of making sanwhichs
Administrative Region: a region that is in the lowlands Autonomous Region: a region that is in the highlands